Local Girl Scouts join in celebrating first century
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Feb 26, 2012 | whas11.com
Ind. representative apologizes for Girl Scouts criticism
WHAS11.com Posted on February 25, 2012 at 7:53 PM Updated today at 8:02 PM (WHAS11) – An Indiana State Representative suggested that the Girl Scouts promote sex and are a sister organization to Planned Parenthood.... Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | enquirer.com
Girl Scouts sing 'Happy 100th birthday'
girl scouts LOCAL From left, Troop 47625 out of Union twp. leader Laurie Smith found space on the floor of the Rotunda to eat a picnic lunch with daughter Brooke Smith, Novalee Morgan and her mother Samantha Morgan at the... Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | wavy.com
Girl Scouts observe World Thinking Day
Updated: Saturday, 25 Feb 2012, 6:13 PM EST Published : Saturday, 25 Feb 2012, 6:05 PM EST VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - Girl Scouts gathered in Virginia Beach Saturday in observance of World Thinking Day. Millions of Girl... Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | guampdn.com
Girl Scouts hang wishes
World Thinking Day: A Guam Girl Scout from Troop 217 hangs a wish on the Taiwanese wishing tree created for World Thinking Day yesterday at the University of Guam field house. The annual Guam Girl Scout event is part of a... Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | huffingtonpost.com
GOP Lawmaker (Sort Of) Sorry For Anti-Girl Scout Comments
After initially defending his description of the Girl Scouts as a "radicalized organization" that "promoted homosexuality," an Indiana lawmaker issued an apology to the organization this week. On Saturday, the Journal Gazette... Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | wane.com
Rep. Morris' supporters speak out
Updated: Saturday, 25 Feb 2012, 12:37 PM EST Published : Saturday, 25 Feb 2012, 11:48 AM EST FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Michelle Tompkins with the Girl Scouts of America released this comment to NewsChannel 15 in reference to... Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | wane.com
State Rep Morris' supporters speak out
Updated: Saturday, 25 Feb 2012, 11:48 AM EST Published : Saturday, 25 Feb 2012, 11:48 AM EST FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Michelle Tompkins with the Girl Scouts of America has released this comment to NewsChannel 15 in reference... Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | mlive.com
Girl Scouts searching for families of Ann Arbor-area alumnae from 1920s and '30s
Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan is looking for stories of local women from the 1920s and '30s who have earned the highest award in Girl Scouting. The award is now known as the Gold Award, but was known earlier... Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | courier-journal.com
IN: Indiana lawmaker apologizes for Girl Scouts criticism
An Indiana lawmaker is apologizing for the tone of his accusations that the Girl Scouts is a radical group that promotes abortions and homosexuality, but is standing by his criticism of the national group. Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | stamfordadvocate.com
Girl Scouts' 100th anniversary honored at NH expo
Updated 08:09 a.m., Saturday, February 25, 2012 MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — An estimated 2,500 girls and adults are coming together in New Hampshire to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts. The Girl Scouts of the... Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | nj.com
From Girl Scouts to Planned Parenthood, stop attacks on women's groups
Published: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 6:05 AM Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerDaisy Girl Scouts hold flags and march with fellow scouts and leaders during the Bloomfield Memorial Day Parade and observance in this 2011 file photo.... Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | thereporter.com
Girl Scouts turns 100
March 12 marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Girl Scout organization in the United States, and Solano troops plan to mark the occasion with a special event. Founded by Juliette Gordon Lowe in Savannah, Ga.,... Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | huffingtonpost.com
Robert J. Elisberg: Yes, Virginia, There Is a Cookie Monster
be a good use of your time to know that since 1917, every First Lady of the United States has been an Honorary President of the Girl Scouts. Of course, when you only do "a small amount... In this article: Republican Party ,... Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | macfound.org
Voices in the Feminine - The Truth About Girl Scouts and the Need for Digital Literacy
Spotlight covers the intersections of technology and education, going behind the research to show how digital media is used in and out of classrooms to expand learning. ... See it on Scoop.it , via Voices in the Feminine Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | thenewcivilrightsmovement.com
Lawmaker Who Wrote Girl Scouts Are Feminists, Lesbians, Or Communists Is Sorry - You Read His Letter
the sacred value of human life from its very beginning until its end, and can affirm the right of every human being to have this primary good respected to the highest degree. " I... In this article: Indiana , Human , Girl... Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | guelphmercury.com
A self-defeating smear against Girl Scouts
Here’s an example of the “family values” encouraged by the smear campaign that some religious conservatives are waging against the Girl Scouts: A 10-year-old girl offering to sell cookies in Reston, Va., around midday on Jan.... Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | upi.com
Indiana rep. sorry for ripping Girl Scouts
FORT WAYNE, Ind., Feb. 24 (UPI) -- An Indiana lawmaker apologized to Girl Scouts of Indiana, but not to the national organization, for describing scouts with "reactionary, inflammatory" words. In a letter to Indiana House... Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | squarestate.net
Republicans rant pyschotically about Girl Scouts - I buy cookies
Republicans have expressed their hatred of many segments of our society. Typically egged on by Conservative Media nutcases such as Limbaugh and Hannity, Rosen and Caldara - long may he be fired from radio, and any number of... Read more...
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Feb 25, 2012 | channel3000.com
Indiana Lawmaker Regrets Letter About Girl Scouts
An Indiana legislator has voiced regret for writing a letter stating the Girl Scouts of America "sexualizes" young girls, even as he stood by his criticisms of what he called a "radicalized organization." Read more...
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